Ball-bearing.



L. GOLLY.

BALL BEARING.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16. 1911.

1,121,087. Patepted Dec. 15 M4.

INVENTOR;

YLQUlE 1 1211 I L. GOLLY.

' BALL BEARING.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16', 1911.

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2 SHEETS-SHEET 2. m

INVENTOR:

ATTORNEYS Bums C511 BY hurrah earn BALL-BEARING.

Application filed May 16,

To all whom it may concern Beit known that 1, Louis Gonm', a citizen of the uited States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of 5 New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Ball-Bearings; and

ll dphereby declare the following to be a.

fitlal' clear, and exact description of the in-- wmition, such. as'ivill enable others skilled. in 1o theart to which it ap 'zertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to characters "of referencemarked thereon, which form a;

part of this. specification.

The present invention has reference, enerally, to airtidriction bearings; and, this invention relates, more particularly-to a novel ball-bearing, With a vie of providing a bearing of this character in which there'isa greater rolling surface, with a correspondingdecrease of friction betweenthe niovable parts of the bearing.

The invention, therefore, has; for its principal object to provide simply construct I the (.ll'-l'\'l11gS, F1gS. 1 and 2 indicate a com ed and efficiently operating ball-bearing, theparts thereof being reduced to a minimum and the balls being increased'in nu1n-' ber toa maximum, all being arranged in a small and conioact siace andthe various I 30 parts of thebearingbeingreadily separable."

Other objects of this invention not at this time more particularly enumerated will be clearly understood from the following detailed description of the present invention.

ith the various objects of the present invention in :view, the said invention consists, primarily, in the novel ball-bearing hereinafter, set forthy-and, the invention consists, furthermore, in the arrangements and combinations of-the various devices and parts, as well as in the details of the con-'- struction of the same, all of which. \villbe more particularly described in the following specification, and theembodied in the clauses of the claims ,illlQll are appended to and which form an specification. 7

The intention is clear-l accom ianyin g drawing Figure ,1 ,t ansve of one ing to and QlllbOCiXiDg' the P" 1lClPlES of the present in ention and Fig 2 is a face-view of the said ball-bearing. Fig. 3 isa trans 55 verse 3 sec ion of illustrated in the in \YillCll L vertical section Specification 6r Letters Patent. f r g a-wag 5, t

1 made, prcferal essential par-tofthis i form of, hall-healing made accordthe outer balZI-re--- to be hereinafter more fully specih 1911. Serial no. 627,487. P

taining member or element of the ball-bearing; and Fig. 4: is a face view of the same. Ifigs. 5 and 6- are transverse verticai sec tions of a pair of separableball-race merit.- hers or elements employed withthe said outer ball-retaining member or element 1" retaining the balls in rolling 'contlrctj' Fig. 7 is av face view ofthe said ball-race member or e ement illustrated in said Fig. loolh ing in the direction of the arrow zc an'djFigi S is a similar view of. the ball-race member orelement illustrated in said Fig. loole ing in the direction of the arrow y,"a'll of said views being made on a slightly'redhced scale. 1*" ig. is a transversevertical section of a lode-ring or element employed ivith re? lation to toe said ball-race members or el ementsyand lO'isa face View of the same, said 9 and 10 being also made. on a. slightly reduced'sealep Similar characters ofvrefei'ence a re" em ployed in allot' the above described vieuis, to indicate corresponding parts I Referring now to the several figures got plete ball-bearing made according to and]. embodying the principlesof the present in vention, the same comprising anouter hall v retaining 'inember ofelenient 2, which; is

f1, in'the' iorni of a cYlin-Z dries-i shell creasing, usually open at both ends, subs ntially as shown, The iiiner cvfl lindrically torr'ned Wall-portions 3 and e bf the said ball-retaining member or elementflareseparated'hy an inwardly projecting annular rib or projection, also, formed upon 1 its opposite sides or faces n 'ith annular conit cave race portions (Sand 7. I: The reference-character 8 indicates a" lock- I ring or member of aftubula'r configuration, shownmore particularlyin rigs. QandJO of the drawings. he said lock-ring or ziiemher 8 being made substantiallyin vthe iiorm of a cylinder, "and having extending outhardly from the said outer cylindrical surface, a longitudinally" extending rib or lino; jjection as9,- uh'ich preferablyina de V- shaped, as shown, Suitabl arrangedlupon the outer cylindricalsurface of the said. lOClI-Iiilj' or member 8 is an annular,and'ttr b et i H I is formed 1 upon it inner tubular surface res, as 11, for the purposes the pressions or god n v 1 rormedball race-memberltl, hicir said ball-race member being of less width than the width of the ballrretaining member or element 2, as represented in Fig. l of the drawings, and the said ball-race' 'i'iember 10 having a reduced tubular part, as 1.2, which is formed upon its outer cylindrical surface with a straightcylindrical rolling surface ,13 and an exteriorly screw-threaded part bl. The said ball-race member 10 is also made with an angularly extending annular surface-portion'lfia, and a concave rolling pontion 16 substantially as illustrated in said Fig. 1 of the drawings. The r'ei'erence-tl1ar acter 17 indicates another ball-race member or element which is made with a tubular part 18, forming with a portion 10 of the said ball-race member or element 17, an annular otl'set or shoulder 20. 'ihe said portion 19 is made with an angular rolling surface, as 21, and a concave rolling surface,

'22, substantially as illustrated in said Fig.

l the said phrtion 1%) being made also with an internally screw-threaded part 23. The said tubular part 19 is also provided upon its vinner tubular surface with a series of longitudinally extending depressions or grooves .a s'2 l, which correspond in mnnber to tdie pre'viously i'nentioned depressions or gfU OV8S:1 l, and the said depressions or groorve'sflibeing adapted to be brought in alinement with the said depressions 0r grooves '2 when the s rew-tl'ireadcd portion of the ball-race monitor or element 17 is screwed upon the screw-threaded portion of the ball-race member or element 10, in the manner illustrated in said Dige t 1 of the drawings, with the elf-set or shoulder 20 of and clearly illustrated in Figs. 1- and 2 of.

the drawings. As shown, the longitudinally extending grooves or depressions 1'1 and 1M in the respective ball-race members or ele ments 10 and 17 are also preferably made V-shaped, so as to correspond to the V- shaped rib or projection 9 of the lock-ring or member 8.

When the several parts 2, 10 and 17, with the several series of balls 25, 2t; and J7, have been brought into their R-IS'.Il'll)lLl(l relation, so as to provide the llllll-btlfll'lllg proper, and the lock-ring or member 8 has been suitably lnoynted and secured upona shaft or spindle, as 29, the assemlzled parts 2, 10 and 27 are slipped upon the said lock-ring 0r member 8, with the rib or projection 9 of said loek-ring or member being arranged within and being caused to r p ter with one set Ol said alined grooves Oi depressions 12 and 24., whereby the parts ol the completed ball-- bearing are operatively mounted with rela tion to the said spindle or shaft and the said lock-ring or member 8, as will be clearly understood from an inspection of said Fig. l of the drawings.

From the foregoing description of my present invention, it will be clearly evident, that I have devised a simply constrtnteti and ei'liciently operating bull bearing in which the rolling parts operate \ith greater freedom and with less friction, the parts being subject to less wear than with the constructions of ball lnzarings where butn single series of balls are employed. Other advantages of the present invention are clearly evident from the foregoing d tl'" invention, and from an inspection ol the several figures of the drawings, the principal feature being that the ball-Marina proper can be readily removed from its ol'lera'tire relation with the spindle or shalt, without disturbing the assembled relations of the hall-retaining ring or shell, the two ball-race men'il'aers or elements, and the three series of lj alls, so tl'zat in removing the spin-- dle or shaft by simply slipping; il.e. lockring or element 8 from its connected relation with the. two ball-race nn-mbcn-J or elenu-nts' 10 and 17, the several balls: will act fall out of position and thus become lost and cause the usual annoyance.

I am aware that changes may be made in the general arrangements and combinations of the various devices and parts, as well as in the details 01" the construction of the without. departing from the scope present invention as set forth in the lore-- going specification and as defined in the claims which are appended thereto. :llenee. I do not limit my present invention to the exact arrangements and combinations of the several devices and parts as described in the said s ecification, nor do .l confine myself to the exact details of the construction of the said parts, as illustrated in the accon'ipanying drawings.

I claim l. 1'1 ball-lmaring including an outer ballretaining member, and connected inner ballrace elements, said outer ball-retaining member forming with said inner ball-race elements a multiplicity of ball-races, said ljmll-race elements being provided with a series of longitudinally extending depressions, combined with an inner locking member for mounting said bearing upon a shaft or spindle, said inner locking member being removable from within the connected outer ball-retaining member and the inner ballrace elements without disturbing the arrangement of the balls, and a longitudinally extending rib connected with said locking member adapted to be brought into registrationr. *ith the depressions of said ball-race elements. p

2. A ball-bearing including an outer ballretaining member, inner ball-race elements formed with screw-threaded portions Whereby said ball-race elements are adaptedto be,

separabiy connected, said outer ball-retaining member forming with said inner ball-race elements a multiplicity of ball-races, said.

ball-race elements being'provided with a series of longitudinally extending depressions, combined with an inner locking member for mounting said bearing upon a shaft or spindie, and, a longitudinally extending rib connected with said locking member adapted to be brought into registration with the depres ions of saidball-race elements.

'- ball-bearing including a tubular outer ball-retaining member, said ball-retaining member being provided upon its inner surface With'an inwardly extending.

annular projection formed with concave surface-portions, and connected inner ball-race elem nts,'one of said ball-race elements being formed Witha flat annular rollingsure face, and both of said ball-race elementsball-bearing including a tubular outer ball-retaming member, said ball-retaining member being provided upon its inner surface with an inwardly extending annular projection formed with concave surface-portions, and connected inner ballrace elements. one of said ball-race elements being formed with a fiat annular rolling surface, and both of said ball-race elements being formed. With angular and concave rolling surfaces, the rolling surfaces of said ball-race elements forming with the concave surface-portions of said ball-retaining member a multiplicity of ball-races, said ball-race elements being provided with a series of lbngitudinally extending depressions, combincd with an inner locking member for mounting said bearing upon a shaft or spindle, said inner locking member being removable from Within the connected outer balbrelaining member and the inner ballrace elements Without disturbing the arrangement of the balls, and a longitudinally extending rib connected with said locking -ber being providedupon its inner surface member adapted to be brought into registration with the depressions of said ball-race elements. 7 i

5. A ball-bearing including a tubular ball? retaining member, said ball-retaining mem-i 79 her being provided. upon its inner surfacef With an inwardly extending annular pro-B jection ,formed with concave surface-pore tions, inner ball-race elements formed WithscreW-threaded portions whereby said ballrace elements are adapted to be separablyi connected, one of said ball-race elements be i. ing formed With a flat annular rolling SUIT-",1 face, -and both ofsaid ball-race elementsbe ing formed with angular and concave roll-. 0 mg surfacesythe rolling surfaces of said ball raceelements forming with the concave-1 surface-portions of said ball-retaining meme ber a multiplicity of ball-races, and a series of rolling balls in each ball-race, colnbinedaso With aninner locking member for mounting said bearing upon a shaft or spindle, saidu inner locking member being removable from Within the connected outer ball-rctaining member and the inner ball-race elementsi'ai) Without disturbing the arrangement of the balls. g

6. A ball-bearing including a tubular ball retaining member, said .ball'retaining member being provided upon its inner surface with an inwardly extending, annular 'pros' jectionformed with concave SUl'fflCE-POF- tions, inner ball-race elements formed -with screw-threaded portions whereby said ballrace elements are adapted to be separably connected, one of said ball-race elements being formed with a fiat annular rolling surface, and both of said ball-race elements being formed with angular and concave rollp 7 ing surfaces, the rolling surfaces of said ballrace elements forming with the concave surface-portions of said ball-retaining member a multiplicity of ball-races, said ball-race elements being provided. with a series of longitudinally extending depressions, combined with an inner locking member for mounting said bearing upon a shaft or spin dle, said inner locking member being removable from Within the connected outer bally retaining member and the inner ball-race elements Without disturbing the arrangement of the balls, and a longitudinally extending rib connected with said locking member adapted to be brought into registration With the depressions of said ball-race elements.

7. 'A ball-bearing including a tubular ballretaining member, said ball-retaining memwith an inwardlyextending annular projection formed With concave surface-portions, inner ball-race elements formed with screw-threaded portions whereby said b race elements ,are adapted to be sepa'r connected, one of said ball-race element: i

ing formed with av fiat annular roiling surface n-:1 both of stud. ball-race eien'ients be- 13\ i:)l'1fl3ti with miguiz'u" and concave 1roil- 5; half-mute elements twining with the concave surfuce-portions ot said buiLretniningmenibei' h mu tipiicity oi? ball-races, and a inuitiset-j f rolling; bails in said bail-races, each halt in in! intei-nuwiiuteiy disposed series of it) tmiis'cmimetingzf with the imiis of the two series of imiis mijur-ent to said mentioned initl'itlQdiIiiQ series oi bu is, combined with an inciting nit-mire! for mounting said 21;; upon a shaft mspindle, said inner i IIlt-tIlAiJtal' Luring: rt movable from within the ,voznurcted outer bun-retaining mentbtri' and the inner bull-race eiemefls without disturbing the {o uigenwut of the bails.

8. A bnll tieui'ing including it tubular ballremaining menzbeig staid buti-i'etuining;mem-

ber being" provisieil upon its inner surface with an inwardly extmid ng annular projew tion. formed with concave surface-portions, inner bail-race vie," ants ihi'nied with screw 25 threaded PUl'tiUiif-t \YiAOI'Q 1') Y S'\i(.i bail-race elements are adapted 1.0 be sepuiuibiy eonneeted, one of suit] bail-race eie semis being formed with a that annular roiling sort; I

and both of sa d Mil-m elements being '59 ioi'med with angular and $301102! (1 1-0! in}:

surfaces, the rolling surfaces of said ballrace elements forming; with the cnnmwe. surface-p0rtions of said Leii-retuin member a n'luitipiieity of ban-runes, 2111i '11 limitiseries of rolling nails in said bail-races, each ball in an intei'ine tiiateiy disposed series of bulls contacting s" th the bails of the two series of balls adjacent to said mentioned intermediate series of balls, said ball-race elements being provided with a series of 'iongitudinaily extending depressions, combined with an inner locking member for mounting said but ring upon a shaft or spindie, said inner leaking member being removable from Within the connected outer bailretaining member and the inner baihace eienients without disturbing the arrangement of the balls, and a longitudinaii extending rib connected with said locking member adapted to be brought into registrzu tion ith the depressions of said ball-race elements,

In tesimony, that I claim the invention set Forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of May, f9ll.

LOUIS GOLLY.

Witnesses ALizxAxnnn Gonm Fimmq. t bnmin'immi 

